<p>Keep in mind that you can apply to Caltech EA <em>and</em> MIT EA; many do. If you’re considering Yale or Stanford, however, I would recommend applying SCEA. You’d be a good match assuming the rest of your application is as good as your stats, and applying SCEA helps.</p>
<p>I’m extremely biased, but I do think you should at least consider Duke. The sciences here are amazing, and we have the nice weather you’re used to. A few examples:</p>
<p>Facilities
-[CIEMAS[/url</a>]
-[url=<a href=“Duke University Maps”>Duke University Maps]French</a> Science Center](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzpatrick_Center]CIEMAS[/url”>Fitzpatrick Center - Wikipedia)
-[Duke</a> Marine Lab](<a href=“http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab/]Duke”>Duke University Marine Lab | Nicholas School of the Environment)
-[Lemur</a> Center](<a href=“http://lemur.duke.edu/]Lemur”>http://lemur.duke.edu/)
-[Phytotron</a> for isotope and plant genomic research](<a href=“http://www.biology.duke.edu/jackson/devil/]Phytotron”>http://www.biology.duke.edu/jackson/devil/)
-[Duke</a> Forest- with free rental bikes and camping equipment!](<a href=“http://www.env.duke.edu/forest/index.html]Duke”>http://www.env.duke.edu/forest/index.html)
-[Levine</a> Science Research Center](<a href=“Duke University Maps”>Duke University Maps)
-[Global</a> Health Research Building](<a href=“http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2007/02/19/News/AntiBioterror.Facility.Opens.Doors-2728041.shtml]Global”>http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2007/02/19/News/AntiBioterror.Facility.Opens.Doors-2728041.shtml)</p>
<p>Programs
-Biological Anthropology & Anatomy (BA or BS) with concentrations in human evolution, human anatomy, primate evolution, primate ecology, primate social behavior, and paleontology
-Biology (AB or BS) with concentrations offered in animal behavior, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, genetics, marine biology, neurosciences, pharmacology, and plant systematics
-Chemistry (AB or BS) with concentrations offered in biochemistry, environmental chemistry, and pharmacology
-Earth & Ocean Sciences (AB or BS) with awesome courses like paleontology in Yellowstone, marine geology in Florida, and volcanology in Hawaii
-Environmental Sciences & Policy (AB or BS)
-Physics (AB or BS)
-Psychology (AB or BS) with concentrations offered in biological bases of behavior, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology
-Certificate programs in Global Health, Health Policy, Human Development, Modeling Biological Systems, Neuroscience, and Primatology</p>
<p>Research
-Work in professors’ labs
-Volunteer at the medical center
-[Howard</a> Hughes](<a href=“http://resfel.trinity.duke.edu/]Howard”>http://resfel.trinity.duke.edu/)
-[Deans</a>’ Summer Research Fellowship](<a href=“http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/deansmr/]Deans”>http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/deansmr/)
-[Health</a> Policy Scholars](<a href=“http://www.hpolicy.duke.edu/hpcp/bernstein_scholars/JBHPShome.html]Health”>http://www.hpolicy.duke.edu/hpcp/bernstein_scholars/JBHPShome.html)
-[Dannenberg</a> Awards](<a href=“http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/Dannenberg.html]Dannenberg”>http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/Dannenberg.html)
-[DukeEngage[/url</a>]
-[url=<a href=“http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/career/stanback2007/]Stanback”>http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/career/stanback2007/]Stanback</a> internships](<a href=“http://dukeengage.duke.edu/]DukeEngage[/url”>http://dukeengage.duke.edu/)</p>
<p>Additional Info
-Duke has produced 60 Goldwater Scholars (science/math/engineering), falling behind only Princeton (65) and Harvard (64).
-Duke students can take one class per semester at UNC. The Robertson bus runs between the two campuses every 30 minutes.</p>
<p>Unlike many schools, it really is possible to get involved with exciting research starting freshman year. I signed up to work in a lab and was shocked to find out that the labwork I would be doing was part of an extremely expensive and important experiment on the effect of artificially raised CO2 levels on the environment. Likewise, a friend of mine is doing cutting edge research using remote sensors to monitor sea turtle migrations, and my roommate did supervised research in a cancer research lab.</p>